Scale-plate.



S. M. KEKUEWA.

SCALE PLATE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10. um.

1 %95 U%L Patented Feb. 18, 1919.

FEET SCALE WITNESSES. yafim f STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IBGhIaE-PLAJEE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, San-um. M. Kuimnwa, a citizen of the United States residing at Honolulu, in the Territory of fiawaii, have invented certain new, and useful ments in Scale-Plates; and I do hereby declare the following to he a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others it appertains to make and use the same.

e present invention relates to new and use improvements in scales, more part1cularly of that type inclu a plate which may he used as a draftsmans angle and which is rovided with a series of graduations for e and indications; V

llt is primarily the object of this invention to embody a mammum number of measurmg and indicating functions in a deviceof this character.

More particularly, it is an object torovide measuring edges tions which may be disposed inwardly of the body edges of the device without materially weakening said body of the device.

A further object resides in the provision within the body of an angular scale plate of a protractor neetion it i's'a more detailed object to provide tor-a most ready reading ofv the protractor graduations. v 1

it still fun'ther object isto embodyin a device of the present nature, an arrangement tor rou hly mlculating the area of an irregular ody over which it is placed;

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the invention resides more p 'cularly in thenovel combination, for mation and arrangement alter described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims. I I

ln the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is a plan view of the improved scale plate. a

- ig. 2 is a detail sec ional view on the,

line 2-2 of Fig. l.

Referring now more particularly to the,

accompanying drawings, the present emboditt ment of my mvenhon comprises atriangular plate having its edges arranged at angles of sixty, thirty, and torty-five degrees where by, the plate terms in contour an ordinary drattsmans angle, theacute angle portions ht ot the plate being, however truncated on ImprovesMlled in the art to which eating various measurements for series of gr uaarrangement, and in this con- 7 of parts herein n n m -r en- Patented Feb. is, 191a. a ueanan urea June to, new. serial no. aaaaai.

lines parallel to the opposite right angular sides of the plate.

The various external edges of the late are provided with scale graduations for diflerent purposes, certain of these graduations being of a micrometer t e. 1

To provide marking edges for a series of graduations 6 reading from the side 7 of the body plate which is of intermediate length, a series of slots 8 are provided along the hypotenuse portion 9 of the plate, these slots being elongated on axes perpendicular to the intermediate side 7 and having their adjacent end portions overlapping lines extending arallel to the side 7, whereby a plurality of measuring edges'are altorded, and thegraduations 6 are distributed along these measuring edges of the. slots, in proper progressions. The plate is also provided with a series of slots 10 forming coiiperating marking edges for graduations 11 reading from the short side portion 12 of the plate. Along this short side portion 1201? the plate, adjacent its edge there is provided a chain scale 13 which is provided with marking edges formed by the sides of a series of elongated slots 14 extending longitudinally of the short side To provide a protractor, a series of protractor graduations 15 radiate inwardly from a center point 16 disposed adjacent the edge of the side portion 7, and to insure a proper coincidence of this center po1 nt 16 with a desired pointon the work, palrs of slots 17 are provided on quadrant llnes extending from said center point 16. To provide marking edges for the graduatmn lmes 15, the plate is provided with a pair of convergent slots 18 extending from the base llne of the pnotractor scale to points ad acent the apex thereof. The inner sides of these slots are straight and intersect the graduatlon lines 15 at varying angles, being disposed obliquely with respect to most of the graduation lines whereby to permit a most eificient marking thereof by reason of the increased spaces between the intersections of the hnes from the spaces afiorded by the usual senilcircular marh'ng edges of a protractor scale. The outer sides of the slots 18 are prefer ably arcuate and form the marlnng edges for series of graduations 19 reading from slde portion 7 of the pillage To provide mar g edges for the graduaportion 12 and arranged in staggered pairs.

tion lines 15 immediately adjacent the apex of the protractor scale, and disposed between the slots 18, an opening is rovided in the plate having annularly disposed edges meeting at the apex of the protractor scale and intersected by the extended central graduation lines 15. By providing this separate opening for the central graduation lines, all of the graduations may be readily marked and the weaknew of the plate which would be caused by a continuous extent of the marking edges from one end portion of the protractor scale to the other end portion of the base, is avoided.

The series of slots forming the inner marking edges for the various scales heretofore described also provide efiiciently for marking their corresponding scales without the weakening of the plate which would be caused by a continuous extent of the marking edges.

of the object may be counted and inasmuch as the blocks each form a definite unit of measurement, preferably a fraction of a square inch, the area may be readily determined.

What is claimed is:

1. A scale late having series of graduations on its e ges and provided inwardly of its edges with a series of slots and graduations arranged along sides of said slots whereby said sides coact to form marking edge portions for the series of graduations on the plate edges.

2. A scale plate having series of graduations on its edges and provided inwardly of its edges with a series of slots elongated in parallel directions and a series of marking graduations onsides of said slots whereby said sides coact to form marking edge portions for the series of graduations on the plate edges.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

SL M. KEKUEWA.

Witnesses:

C. J. MCCARTHY, WILLIAM K. POAI. 

